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Death On a Dairy Farm: A Family Was Murdered in 1930 and It’s Still Unsolved
The brutal killing of an Upstate farm family in November 1930 shocked the nation and forced future U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to intervene in the case. Nearly 90 years later the murders remain unsolved.
Guard Dog Wouldn’t Leave Goat Flock During the California Fires—And Lived To Tell the Story
Or, rather, to let his owner tell this heart-warming story.
Another “Tail” of Courage from California Fires: Luna the Guard Dog Wouldn’t Leave Her Pigs
In another “tail” of courage, Luna, a two-year-old Great Pyrenees, refused to leave her heritage-breed pigs behind during the Northern California Firestorm.
Guac Blocked: 3 Busted in Alleged Massive Avocado Theft
$300,000 worth of avocados is a lot of guacamole!
Bespoke Produce? New Farming Venture Tweaks Veggies to Suit Needs
Bowery, a new indoor farming venture, offers “customized” greens and herbs.
On the 152nd anniversary of the shooting of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, we share a new video about a 1933 phonograph record in The Huntington’s Library collections. The disc—which happens to be the only known copy—contains a recording of actor Joseph H. Hazelton (1855–1936) recalling Lincoln’s assassination, which he witnessed as a boy.
From “Do Not Open” on VERSO:
In his video, [Aric] Allen pieces together the curious story of the recording, Hazelton’s eyewitness account, and the value of such a historic artifact (especially curious, given that Hazelton’s recollection of the assassination was riddled with inaccuracies). In fact, the story seems particularly timely, providing a tiny window into how so-called eyewitness accounts can turn into “alternative facts.”
Arkansas “Ag Gag” Legislation Could Be Bad News for All Whistleblowers
Arkansas has moved closer to passing a so called “ag gag” law that would allow business owners to sue whistleblowers. While it’s aimed at preventing undercover filming of agricultural businesses by animal activists, but could end up preventing whistleblowers from exposing dangerous or unsanitary working conditions in a variety of industries, including child care and restaurants.
A Thousand Chicks Found Dumped in England
Why were nearly 1,000 newborn chicks dumped in a field in Eastern England? The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals aims to find out.
Aussie and Kiwi Scientists Use Tech to Fight Livestock Rustling
Cattle rustling doesn’t just happen in old Hollywood westerns. It’s a huge problem worldwide. A team of scientists from Australia and New Zealand have come up with a new system that uses GPS to track livestock to help take a bite out of this type of crime.
A Multi-State Task Force is Tackling Ag Crime In the Delta
In the Mississippi River Delta a task force is helping to take a bite out of farm crime.
Ten Wild and Wacky Farm-Related Guinness World Records
From a high-jumping llama to the oldest seed ever to sprout, there are some incredible farm-related world records out there.
The UK Has a Hotline to Bust Food Fraudsters
In the UK food fraudsters are being dimed out thanks to a new national hotline run by the National Food Crime Unit.
Modern Farmer’s Best of 2016: Farm Crime
This year’s crop of farm crime includes the theft of a giant rabbit named Dolly Parton and thieves who mistook hops for pot.
Farm Crime: The Unhappy Holidays Edition
(N)o Christmas Tree In early December, the owners of Heidrich’s Colorado Tree Farm Nursery, in El Paso County, Colorado, discovered to their dismay that someone had snuck onto their property and made off with $6,000 worth of Christmas trees, according to KKTV in Colorado Springs. The ow…
Here’s Why Your Christmas Tree Comes From a Farm
Already in his 40s when he made this bet and planted this first crop of Norway Spruce, McGalliard was a forward thinking agrarian who went to business school before he began working with his father on the family farm. That year, he planted 25,000 trees, which would take seven years before the…
In the 16th Century People Went Crazy for Portraits Made Up of Fruits and Veggies
Is that ear a corn cob? That nose a pear?
